<P>Na. If Congress had a problem with it, they coulda said.So probably he has the consent of Congress. Also. I don't think there's any enabling legislation; the provision is probably self-executing, so you can't sue and he can't be prosecuted for accep[ting the title; all that can be done is for Congress to expressly rap him on the knuckles. Which they won't do. So they consent. So it's OK. jks
<P> <B><I>Steven <mailinglist@navari.com></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I pulled this off another discussion forum. Doug, any merit to this<BR>point?<BR><BR>****<BR><BR>There is an interesting line in this section of the constitution: "No<BR>title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person<BR>holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the<BR>consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or<BR>title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state."<BR>...yet approximately one month ago Alan Greenspan was knighted in<BR>England. I'd like to send a "God save the queen" along with a "God<BR>save your ethnicity" to all our British posters out there, but at the<BR>same time, it would be nice if the unelected federal kingmakers of our<BR>county paid a little attention to the Constitution every once and<BR>awhile. SE<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><p><br><hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br>
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